22 Best and healthy apple recipes – easy recipes to make at home

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Whether your favorite is a tart Granny Smith, sweet Golden Delicious, or juicy McIntosh, there is nothing more interesting than biting into a crisp and fresh apple.

Apples are rich in vitamin C and fiber and low in natural sugars. With a medium-sized apple, there are only about 90 calories. In this article, VKool.com will show you 22 best and easy healthy apple recipes. Thus, you can use to wow your friends and your family members with apple deliciousness.

22 Best Healthy Apple Recipes – Easy Recipes To Make At Home

1. Apple Tarte Tatin

This French recipe is simple and sweet that could not be easier to make. In other versions, they require anywhere from 1/2 to 1 entire stick of butter, but this recipe uses only two teaspoons, so you may dig in guilt-free.

You will need:

Apples – 2 pounds

Frozen puff pastry dough – 1 sheet

Butter – 2 teaspoons

Brown sugar – 1/4 cup

Directions:

At first, preheat the oven to 400° F. Peel, core, and slice apples and set these apple slices aside.

Then, place the puff pastry onto a piece of a wax paper and roll it into a circle following the size of a pan; chill it in a fridge. Put a cast-iron pan on the stove. Coat the bottom and sides of this pan with enough butter. Add brown sugar and apple slices into a concentric circle, beginning with the outside of this pan; make two layers of apples. Turn the heat to the medium-high and cook it for about 20 minutes.

Now, transfer it into the oven and cook it for 20 minutes. Remove and place the puff pastry over these apples. Bake them for 30 minutes or until golden.

After that, remove it from the oven and let it cool for about 15 to 20 minutes.

2. Apple-Spinach Chicken

Seeking best healthy apple recipes, you should not pass the recipe below.

Ingredients:

Vegetable oil – 2 teaspoons

Boneless, skinless chicken breast – 4 ounces

Salt – 1/4 teaspoon

Black pepper – 1/4 teaspoon

Garlic clove, minced – 1/2 teaspoon

Spicy brown mustard – 1 tablespoon

Apple cider – 1/2 cup

Medium Granny Smith apple – 1, cored and sliced

Fresh baby spinach – 6 cups

Directions:

At first, add a little oil into a large non-stick skillet and heat it over the medium-high heat.

Then, sprinkle the chicken with pepper and salt and add it into the skillet. Cook it for about 5 to 6 min on each side or till well browned. Remove it from a plate and keep it warm.

Now, add garlic, mustard, apple cider, and apple slices into a pan and bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat, simmer, stirring often, for 5 minutes. Return the chicken and juices into the pan. Cook it, stirring occasionally, till the sauce thickens or this chicken is cooked through, for about 3 minutes.

Finally, add the spinach into this pan and toss them until wilted, for about 1 minute. Serve it when it is hot.

Next, rub garlic over the surface of the trimmed pork loin. Heat one large skillet coated with a little cooking spray over the medium-high heat. Add onion and pork into it and cook them for about 10 minutes or till browned on all sides. You have to turn this pork occasionally.

Now, place the pork into a baking dish coated with a little cooking spray. Sprinkle this sugar mixture over the roast. Arrange the onion slices around the pork and drizzle it with vinegar. Bake it at 425° F for about 20 minutes.

After that, melt the butter into a large skillet over the medium-high heat; pour apples into it and sauté it for about 5 minutes or till golden.

Then, remove the pork from the oven and arrange the apple slices around the pork; reduce the heat to 350° F and cook it for 20 minutes more or till the pork is done.

Finally, pour the pan drippings into one medium saucepan and cook it over the medium-high heat for about 15 minutes. Drizzle over the apples, onion, and pork.

6. Baked Apple Fritters

Here are step-by-step directions to make one of the best healthy apple recipes:

Ingredients:

Dough:

Active dry yeast – 2 teaspoons

1% reduced-fat milk, warmed – 1/2 cup

All-purpose flour, divided – 2 and 1/3 cups plus 1/4 cup

Granulated sugar – 1/4 cup

Honey – 2 tablespoons

Butter – 2 tablespoons, melted

Salt – 1/2 teaspoon

Large egg – 1

Filling:

Butter – 1 tablespoon

Medium apple – 1, peeled and cut it into 1/2-inch cubes

Apple juice – 1/4 cup

Ground cinnamon – 1/2 teaspoon

Glaze:

Powdered sugar – 1 cup

Honey – 1 tablespoon

Apple juice – 4 teaspoons

Ground cinnamon – 1 pinch

Directions:

To make the dough, add yeast and warm milk into a large bowl and mix them well. Let this mixture stand for about 5 minutes or till foamy. Add 1 and 1/3 cups of flour, sugar, melted butter, salt, egg, and honey into this yeast mixture and stir them until smooth. Add 1 cup of flour into it and stir them to make a soft dough mixture.

Then, turn the dough on a lightly floured surface and knead it for about 10 minutes until smooth and elastic; add enough of the remaining flour, one tablespoon at a time, in order to prevent the dough from sticking to the hands.

Next, place the dough into a bowl coated with a little cooking spray and turn to coat. Cover and let it rise into a warm place, free from drafts, for 1 and 1/2 hours or till doubled in size. (Press 2 fingers into the dough. If indentation remains, it has risen enough.)

For making filling: Melt the butter in a non-stick skillet over the medium-high heat. Pour apple into it and sauté it for about 3 minutes. Add cinnamon and apple juice into it. Reduce the heat to the medium-low and simmer it for 3 minutes or till this liquid is almost absorbed. Then, remove it from the heat and set it aside to cool completely.

For assembling: Punch the dough down. Cover and let it rest for about 5 minutes. Divide the dough into twelve equal portions. Roll them into 3-inch circles on one lightly floured surface. Divide the filling into the dough rounds and gather the dough over the filling to make a ball, pinching the seam to seal. Place the fritter, seam side down, into a muffin pan, coated with a little cooking spray. Repeat this process with the remaining dough and filling. Now, cover and let it rise for about 40 minutes or till doubled in size. Preheat the oven to 400° F.

After that, uncover the dough and bake it for about 20 minutes or till lightly browned. Remove it from the pan and let it cool on a wire rack.

Finally, whisk all glaze ingredients well into a small bowl. Then, drizzle over the fritters and serve it.

Firstly, melt the butter in a non-stick skillet over the medium-high heat. Pour apple, sugar, lemon juice, water, ginger, and salt and then cook it for about 12 minutes or till this liquid is almost absorbed. Now, remove it from the heat.

Next, place the cottage cheese into a food processor and then process it for about 2 minutes until smooth. Add mascarpone, vanilla, and granulated sugar and process them until smooth. Now, spoon 2 tablespoons of this cheese mixture into 6 parfait glasses and then top each with two tablespoons of the apple mixture.

Finally, repeat this process with 3 tablespoons of the cheese mixture and two tablespoons of the apple mixture, ending with three tablespoons of the cheese mixture. Then, cover and chill them for at least 4 hours.

11. Classic Apple Pie

This dish is also considered as one of other easy healthy apple recipes.

Ingredients:

Prepared Perfect Pie Dough – 1 recipe

Mixed apples, peeled, cored, and cut them into thick slices – 2

Light brown sugar – 1/2 cup

All-purpose flour – 3 tablespoons

Vanilla extract – 1 tablespoon

Fresh lemon juice – 1 tablespoon

Cinnamon – 1 teaspoon

Large egg white – 1

Turbinado or raw sugar – 2 tablespoons

Apricot jam, melted – 2 tablespoons

Directions:

Firstly, preheat the oven to 375° F. Lightly flour the fingers. Lightly flour the fingers. With a hand, bring the index finger and thumb together onto the edge of this crust of the prepared dough to make some small peaks in all the way around.

Then, use the other hand to stabilize a pie plate. Freeze it for about 10 minutes or until firm.

Next, toss apples, sugar, flour, vanilla extract, lemon juice, and cinnamon into a bowl. Arrange the filling in the dough in some concentric circles. Brush the top edges of the dough with egg white; sprinkle them with the turbinado sugar.

After that, bake them in the middle of the oven for about 40 to 50 minutes or till the crust become golden brown and apples become tender. (If the crust becomes too brown, cover it with foil.)

Finally, transfer it into a wire rack and then brush the filling with the jam; let it cool. Next, slice and serve it when it is slightly warm or cool.

12. Apple And Butternut Squash Soup

A soup of apple and butternut squash is also one of other easy and healthy apple recipes that you can try!

Ingredients:

Unsalted butter – 1 and 1/2 teaspoons

Chopped Vidalia – 1 and 1/4 cups

Large garlic clove – 1, smashed and peeled

Peeled, cubed Braeburn apple – 1 and 1/3 cups

Peeled, cubed butternut squash – 1 and 1/4 pounds

Kosher salt – 1/2 teaspoon and 1 pinch

Dried rubbed sage – 1/4 teaspoon

Ground black pepper – 1/4 teaspoon

Ground nutmeg – 1/8 teaspoon

Less sodium, fat-free chicken broth – 2 cups

Fat-free evaporated milk – 1/2 cup

Crème fraîche – 1/4 cup

Directions:

At first, melt the butter into a saucepan over the medium heat.

Then, add onion into it and sauté it for about 3 minutes.

Next, add garlic and apple into it and then cook and stir them constantly for about 1 minute.

Now, add squash, dried rubbed sage, salt, black pepper, and nutmeg into it and stir them for about 30 seconds or till well-combined.

After that, add broth into it and bring it to a simmer. Reduce the heat to the medium-low and simmer it for about 20 minutes or till the squash and vegetables become tender.

Next, place 1/2 the squash mixture and 1/4 cup of evaporated milk into a blender. Remove the center of the blender lid (to allow the steam to escape); secure the lid. Place a clean towel over the opening to avoid splatters and blend them until smooth. Pour this mixture into the bowl. Repeat the process with the remaining squash mixture and evaporated milk.

Finally, spoon 1/2 cup of this soup into a small bowl. Swirl it in 3/4 teaspoon of crème fraîche, if desired and serve it immediately.

To make crust: combine flour, sugar salt, butter, and oil into a food processor and process them until this mixture resembles coarse meal.

Then, mix the cider with water together into a small bowl and then drizzle on the dough, when processing, till the dough is moist and stick together. Cover it with the plastic wrap and chill it for about 30 minutes.

Then, unwrap the dough and place it onto a square of parchment paper. Now, roll into a circle (15 inches). Place the dough and parchment onto a rimmed baking sheet; arrange these apples in the center, leaving a border (2 inches). Fold the edges in and then press gently to seal. Next, dot these apples with the butter.

After that, whisk the egg white along with water together into a small bowl. Brush the edge of the dough with the egg wash and then sprinkle with the coarse sugar. Loosely cover it with a foil; bake it for about 25 minutes more. Then, uncover it and bake it for 15 to 20 minutes more or till tender and golden.

Finally, let it stand for about 20 minutes. Brush these apples with the remaining maple syrup. Cut it into 8 wedges and serve.

14. Caramel Apple Pie

In fact, tart Granny Smith apples can be considered as a nice contrast to this sticky-sweet caramel syrup. Moreover, oats can add a boost of the filling fiber.

Ingredients:

Refrigerated pie dough (like Pillsbury) – 1/2 package

Granulated sugar – 1/2 cup

Cornstarch – 3 tablespoons

Ground cinnamon, divided – 2 and 1/2 teaspoons

Ground nutmeg – 1/4 teaspoon

Salt – 1/4 teaspoon

Sliced, peeled apples (Granny Smith) – 8 cups

Nonfat caramel sundae syrup – 1/3 cup

All-purpose flour – 1/4 cup

Chilled butter – 8 teaspoons, cut it into small pieces

Packed brown sugar – 1/4 cup

Regular oats – 2 tablespoons

Directions:

Firstly, preheat the oven to 375° F.

Then, fit the dough into a pie plate. Fold the edges under and flute it. Line it with a piece of the foil and arrange dried beans or pie weights on this foil. Bake it at 375° F for about 15 minutes. Remove the pie weights and foil. Now, let it cool down on a wire rack.

Next, combine granulated sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon (2 teaspoons), salt, and nutmeg into a bowl; sprinkle this mixture over these apples. Toss them gently. Stir it in the caramel.

After that, spoon the apple mixture into the prepared crust. Combine cinnamon (1/2 teaspoon), brown sugar, and flour in a bowl; cut in the butter by using 2 knives or a pastry blender until this mixture resembles coarse meal.

Now, stir them in the oats. Sprinkle this oat mixture over the apple mixture evenly. Bake it at 375° F for about 40 minutes.

Then, shield the edges of the crust with a foil.

Finally, bake it for about 10 minutes more or until golden and let it cool down on a wire rack.

15. Pork Loin With Cranberry-Apple Chutney

Ingredients:

Olive oil – 2 teaspoons

Boneless pork loin – 2 and 1/2 pounds

Kosher salt – 1/4 teaspoon

Pepper – 1/4 teaspoon

Reduced-sodium bacon – 2 slices, sliced it into small pieces

Medium leek – 1, halved lengthwise and sliced it into thick pieces

Medium apples – 3, peeled, cored and sliced

Fresh cranberries – 1 cup

Honey – 1 tablespoon

Small sprig fresh rosemary – 1

Water – 1/3 cup

Fresh lemon juice – 1 tablespoon

Directions:

At first, preheat the oven to 400° F.

Then, heat a little oil into a non-stick skillet over the medium-high heat till hot. Season this pork with pepper and salt. Add it into the skillet, turning to light-brown on all sides, for about 8 minutes. Transfer it into a baking sheet and roast it for about 45 to 55 minutes or till an instant-read thermometer appears 155°. Remove it from the oven; transfer the pork into a plate.

Now, add the bacon into the skillet; cook it over the medium heat for about 3 to 4 minutes or till the bacon starts to crisp and the fat has been released.

Next, add the leek into it and cook, stirring it, for about 8 minutes or until tender. Add apples, cranberries, honey, lemon juice, water, rosemary into it. Bring it to a boil; reduce the heat and simmer it, partially covered, for about 30 minutes or till the cranberries and apples partially break down and the sauce thickens.

After that, discard the rosemary.

Finally, slice and serve the pork with chutney and broccoli or green beans.

16. Spiced Pickled Apples

You should not skip the recipe below if you want to learn some healthy apple recipes at home!

Ingredients:

Apple-cider vinegar – 2 cups

Water – 1 cup

Sugar – 1 cup

Kosher salt – 2 teaspoons

Peeled, sliced ginger – 1/4 cup

Allspice berries – 1 teaspoon

Whole peppercorns – 1 teaspoon

Cinnamon sticks – 2

Star anise – 2

Lady apples – 1 pound (or 4 halved medium-small apples)

Directions:

Firstly, use a fork to prick these apples to some spots. In a medium saucepan, mix vinegar, water, salt, ginger, allspice, sugar, peppercorns, and anise well; bring this mixture to a boil and then stir it to dissolve sugar.

Then, add apples into it and cover and simmer it for about 5 minutes or till a paring knife can be inserted into the center of an apple. Transfer the apples and liquid into a bowl to cool it down completely.

After that, transfer it into a glass jar with a lid.

Finally, refrigerate it for at least 8 hours. It may be refrigerated up to one month.

17. Spiced Apple Cider

Here are some easy instructions to make a delicious dish, one of the healthy apple recipes that you should try!

Ingredients:

Fresh lemon juice – 1 tablespoon

Lemon rind strips (from a lemon)

Apple cider – 1 gallon

Light brown sugar – 2 tablespoons

Whole cloves – 20

Cinnamon sticks, halved – 5

Ground allspice – 1/8 teaspoon

Ground nutmeg – 1/8 teaspoon

Calvados (apple brandy) or apple jack – 1/2 cup

Additional cinnamon sticks (optional)

Directions:

At first, mix lemon rind strips, lemon juice, apple cider, sugar, cloves, allspice, and nutmeg well and then bring this mixture to a boil into a large Dutch oven.

Next, reduce the heat and simmer it for about 20 minutes.

After that, pour this mixture into a large bowl by using a sieve and discard the solids.

Now, stir it in the brandy.

Finally, serve it; garnish it with some cinnamon sticks, if desired.

18. Apple-Cranberry Bake

Looking for the healthy apple recipes, this is one of other top choices for you.

Ingredients:

Cranberry juice cocktail – 3/4 cup

Granulated sugar – 1/2 cup

Fresh cranberries – 1 package

Red currant jelly – 2 tablespoons

Butter, divided – 3 tablespoons

Peeled, cubed Rome apple – 6 cups

Water – 1/4 cup

Cooking spray

All-purpose flour – 2 tablespoons

Brown sugar – 2 tablespoons

Walnuts, chopped – 2 tablespoons

Directions:

At first, preheat the oven to 350° F.

Then, bring sugar and juice to a boil into a small saucepan. Pour cranberries into it; reduce the heat and simmer it for about 12 minutes or till the berries pop.

Now, place the cranberry mixture into a metal sieve over one bowl and press it with the back of one spoon to extract the liquid (about 1/2 cup).

Next, discard the pulp. Combine cranberry puree, 2 tablespoons of butter, and jelly into a glass measure. Microwave it on the high heat for 1 and 1/2 minutes or till the butter melts; stir and keep it aside.

After that, place apple along with 1/4 cup of water into a 1 1/2-quart casserole.

Now, cover and microwave it on the high heat for about 5 minutes. Drain. Return this mixture to casserole; combine it with the cranberry mixture. Spoon it into a baking dish coated with a little cooking spray. Bake it at 350° F for about 15 minutes, stirring it once after about 10 minutes.

After that, combine brown sugar and flour into a bowl; cut it in 1 tablespoon of butter till the mixture resembles coarse meal.

Finally, stir it in the nuts. Sprinkle over the fruit mixture; bake it an additional 10 minutes.

19. Double Apple Crumble

This recipe is one of other easy and healthy apple recipes that you should not miss!

Ingredients:

Sliced peeled apples – 5 cups

Apple butter – 3 tablespoons

Cooking spray

All-purpose flour – 1/4 cup

Uncooked oats – 1/4 cup

Light brown sugar – 1/4 cup

Ground cinnamon – 1 teaspoon

Salt – 1/8 teaspoon

Chilled butter – 3 tablespoons

Chopped pecans – 1/3 cup

Directions:

At first, preheat the oven to 375° F.

Then, mix apples with apple butter together and arrange this in a baking dish coated with a little cooking spray, pressing down gently to compact.

Next, combine flour, oats, cinnamon, salt, and sugar into a medium bowl; cut this mixture in this butter with a clean pastry blender or two sharp knives till this mixture resembles coarse meal.

After that, stir this into the pecans. Sprinkle the mixture over these apples.

Finally, bake it at 375° F for about 45 minutes or till bubbly and golden brown.

20. Apple Spice Cake

Ingredients

Packed dark brown sugar – 1 cup

Block-style nonfat cream cheese, softened – 1/3 cup

Vegetable oil – 1/4 cup

Vanilla extract – 1 teaspoon

Large eggs – 2

All-purpose flour – 1 and 1/2 cups

Baking soda – 1 teaspoon

Cinnamon – 1 teaspoon

Salt – 1/2 teaspoon

Ground cloves – 1/2 teaspoon

Ground nutmeg – 1/2 teaspoon

Low-fat buttermilk – 1 cup

Peeled, chopped Braeburn apple – 1 cup

Brandy (optional) – 2 tablespoons

Cooking spray

Powdered sugar – 2 teaspoons

Directions:

Firstly, preheat the oven to 350° F.

Then, place brown sugar, cream cheese, oil, and vanilla extract into a large bowl and mix them with a mixer at the medium speed till well blended (about three minutes). Add eggs, one at a time, beating it well after each addition.

Now, lightly spoon the flour into some dry measuring cups; level them with a knife.

After that, add the flour mixture along with buttermilk alternately into the sugar mixture, starting and ending with the flour mixture; beat them well after each addition.

Next, stir it in the brandy and apple, if desired. Spoon this mixture into a baking pan coated with a little cooking spray.

Finally, bake it at 350° F for about 30 minutes or till a wooden pick can be inserted into the center comes out clean. Let it cool into the pan onto a wire rack for about 10 minutes. Remove it from this pan; let it cool down completely on the wire rack. Sprinkle it with the powdered sugar.

21. Ultimate Apple Pie

Here are detailed instructions to prepare one of the healthy apple recipes:

Ingredients

All-purpose flour – 2 cups plus more to roll out the dough

Whole-wheat flour – 1/2 cup

Baking powder – 1/4 teaspoon

Sugar – 1/2 teaspoon

Salt – 1/4 teaspoon

Chilled unsalted butter – 1 and 1/4 sticks, cut them into small pieces

Block-style, low-fat cream cheese – 6 tablespoons

Very cold water – 1/4 cup

Fresh lemon juice – 2 teaspoons

Cooking spray

Peeled apples – 3 pounds, cored and cut them into the wedges

Granulated sugar – 1/4 cup

All-purpose flour – 1/4 cup

Brown sugar – 1/4 cup

Vanilla extract – 1 tablespoon

Fresh lemon juice – 2 tablespoons

Cinnamon – 1 teaspoon

Large egg white – 1, lightly beaten

Freshly ground nutmeg – 1/2 teaspoon

Vanilla reduced-fat ice cream – 2 cups

Directions:

Firstly, place flours, baking powder, salt, and sugar into a food processor; pulse it for about 15 to 20 times. Add cream cheese and butter into it and pulse it until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Pour water and lemon juice into it and pulse it to make the dough.

Then, transfer this dough into a floured surface and form it into a disk. Separate this disk into 2 halves and wrap both tightly into the plastic wrap. Chill them for at least 1 hour.

Next, preheat the oven to 375° F. Coat a glass pie plate with a little cooking spray. Turn 1/2 the dough out on a lightly floured surface and then roll into a round (13 inches); transfer it into the parchment paper. Next, cover and refrigerate them. Fit the remaining circle of the dough into the pie plate; trim the edge, leaving an overhang (1/2 inch). Lightly pierce the dough all over by using a fork; chill it until firm (about 17 to 20 minutes), or freeze it for about 10 minutes.

After that, combine apples, granulated sugar, brown sugar, flour, vanilla extract, lemon juice, cinnamon, and nutmeg into a large bowl. Spoon the filling into the dough in a pie plate; top it with the chilled dough. Fold the overhang under the edge of the bottom dough and then crimp overlap decoratively.

Finally, brush egg over the dough; bake it in the middle of this oven for about 40 to 50 minutes or till the crust become golden and these apples become tender. Let it cool. Cut it into 8 slices and top it with 1/4 cup of ice cream; serve it.

22. Lightened Waldorf Salad

This is one of other healthy pumpkin recipes that is also easy for you to try.

Ingredients

Raisins – 1/2 cup

Finely chopped celery – 1 cup

Apple juice – 1/2 cup

Granny Smith apple, chopped – 1 cup

Nonfat apple-flavored yogurt – 2 tablespoons

Coarsely chopped walnuts – 1/4 cup, toasted

Fat-free mayonnaise – 2 tablespoons

Directions:

At first, combine the raisins and apple juice into a microwave-safe bowl.

Then, microwave it at the high heat for about 30 seconds.

Next, let it stand for 2 minutes; drain it.

After that, combine raisins, apple, walnuts, and celery into a medium bowl.

Finally, stir this mixture in the mayonnaise and yogurt.

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